Top 100 Biggest Cities In West Virginia (2002 Census)

Rank	City	2003 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charleston	51,910	-1.3%
2	Huntington	50,684	-1.1%
3	Parkersburg	32,797	-0.8%
4	Wheeling	30,435	-1.4%
5	Morgantown	27,631	1.7%
6	Weirton	19,869	-1.2%
7	Fairmont	18,984	-0.7%
8	Beckley	17,111	-0.5%
9	Clarksburg	16,593	-0.4%
10	Martinsburg	15,019	0.6%
11	South Charleston	13,172	-1.5%
12	St. Albans	11,199	-1.5%
13	Bluefield	11,198	-1.0%
14	Vienna	10,799	0.1%
15	Moundsville	9,807	-0.9%
16	Dunbar	7,909	-1.4%
17	Bridgeport	7,413	-0.3%
18	Oak Hill	7,393	-1.2%
19	Elkins	7,016	-0.2%
20	Nitro	6,721	-1.1%
21	Princeton	6,266	-0.8%
22	New Martinsville	5,791	-1.5%
23	Buckhannon	5,773	-0.1%
24	Hurricane	5,605	1.0%
25	Keyser	5,578	2.0%
26	Grafton	5,354	-1.1%
27	Point Pleasant	4,550	-0.9%
28	Weston	4,241	-0.6%
29	Ravenswood	3,976	-0.7%
30	Westover	3,924	-0.1%
31	Ranson corporation	3,670	1.2%
32	Lewisburg	3,563	-0.7%
33	Kenova	3,441	-1.1%
34	Summersville	3,290	0.0%
35	Charles Town	3,284	3.2%
36	Williamson	3,250	-2.0%
37	Barboursville	3,239	-0.3%
38	Ripley	3,230	-0.5%
39	Pleasant Valley	3,087	-0.1%
40	Follansbee	3,042	-1.0%
41	Kingwood	3,017	-0.5%
42	Williamstown	2,959	-0.5%
43	Wellsburg	2,810	-1.2%
44	Philippi	2,785	-1.4%
45	Paden City	2,761	-1.7%
46	Hinton	2,757	-1.9%
47	Fayetteville	2,736	-1.1%
48	Madison	2,692	-0.4%
49	Bethlehem	2,582	-1.2%
50	Petersburg	2,542	2.1%
51	Chester	2,514	-1.5%
52	Welch	2,509	-2.8%
53	Richwood	2,385	-1.7%
54	Moorefield	2,383	–
55	White Sulphur Springs	2,370	1.1%
56	Spencer	2,296	-1.4%
57	Milton	2,263	1.1%
58	Shinnston	2,247	-0.9%
59	Mannington	2,091	-0.7%
60	St. Marys	2,028	-0.4%
61	Montgomery	1,994	1.5%
62	Romney	1,942	–
63	Winfield	1,892	-0.4%
64	Salem	1,880	-5.2%
65	McMechen	1,873	-1.4%
66	Harrisville	1,825	-0.4%
67	Stonewood	1,801	-0.3%
68	Belington	1,778	-0.3%
69	Mullens	1,689	-2.2%
70	Marmet	1,656	-1.0%
71	Ceredo	1,654	-1.1%
72	Nutter Fort	1,645	-1.0%
73	Chesapeake	1,599	-1.2%
74	Logan	1,574	-1.5%
75	Ansted	1,549	-0.8%
76	Ronceverte	1,543	-0.7%
77	New Haven	1,534	-0.8%
78	Benwood	1,531	-1.5%
79	Sistersville	1,530	-1.8%
80	Rainelle	1,512	-0.9%
81	Glen Dale	1,501	-1.4%
82	Glenville	1,498	-1.5%
83	Oceana	1,490	-1.7%
84	Terra Alta	1,467	0.2%
85	Parsons	1,451	-0.2%
86	Mount Hope	1,439	-1.4%
87	Eleanor	1,396	1.0%
88	Mabscott	1,378	-0.7%
89	Star City	1,368	0.1%
90	Sophia	1,280	-0.6%
91	Barrackville	1,279	-0.3%
92	West Liberty	1,249	-0.4%
93	Belle	1,215	-1.6%
94	Pennsboro	1,184	-0.5%
95	Wayne	1,183	-0.4%
96	Athens	1,181	-0.6%
97	Buffalo	1,177	0.1%
98	Marlinton	1,175	-1.7%
99	Cameron	1,174	-1.3%
100	Chapmanville	1,167	-1.5%

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